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From Chrindi to the Stockhorn
Thal (Chrindi)Oberstocken (Stockhorn)
- Distance
- 5.8 km
- Duration
- 2:20 h
- Ascent
- 611 m
- Descent
- 102 m
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Fitness
- Moderate
- Route type
- One way
01/ Overview
The route
Short, steep ascent from Chrindi to the Stockhorn: two mountain lakes, rocky ridges and a panorama at just over 2,100 m. Demanding, can be completed in just over two hours.
The path begins in Thal (Chrindi) and first runs through open terrain. Passing the Walpersbergflue it reaches the Hinterstockensee, which lies below the Stockhorn within the municipality of Erlenbach im Simmental. The route alternates between meadows and stands of woodland and soon leads to the Oberstockensee, also a lake below the Stockhorn.
Beyond the mountain lake the climb becomes steeper. Passing Gugeni and the mountain inn Oberstockenalp the path quickly gains altitude. In the final metres the way leads over more rocky slopes to the Baachegg and up to the Stockhorn with its panoramic restaurant. The route is short but exhausting: around 6 km, roughly 600 vertical metres and just over two hours, rated as difficult. The ascent is rewarded with open alpine terrain and wide views of the Bernese Oberland ridge.
02/ Along the route
What's along the way
Where the route climbs and where it descends. Hover the profile to find the spot on the map.
03/ Conditions
Current conditions
What to know before you set off. Closures and snow are re-checked every day.
How we check: Every night we match the route against the official closures and detours from the Federal Roads Office (FEDRO). Any reported closure that touches the route shows up here.
How we check: Snow depth estimated daily at the lowest and the highest point of the route. Estimates: check the situation on site.
04/ Getting there
Getting there
From your door to the trailhead and home again, by train and bus or by car. Computed live from the timetable.
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Outbound
Return
05/ Weather
Weather on the way
Forecast for the lowest and the highest point of the route.
Weather
06/ Trail & landscape
Trail & landscape
Which paths you walk on and the landscape they lead through.
Larches count as conifer forest here.
07/ Export
Take the route with you
Load the track onto your GPS device, print a route sheet for the trail or send the route to your hiking group.
Share
Send the link to friends or your hiking group.
Export GPX File
For hiking apps, GPS watches and navigation devices.
Print Route Sheet
A4 with map, elevation profile, waypoints and emergency numbers.
